by Julie Austin | Oct 19, 2020 | Inventing
They say necessity is the mother of invention, and that couldn’t be truer in the story of Madam C.J. Walker, one of the most influential inventors in American history. When faced with a need that the market hadn’t met, she created a solution—not just for herself, but...
by Julie Austin | May 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve worked in many male dominated industries, from being an innovation keynote speaker to being an inventor to being a manufacturer. Quite often I’m the only woman in the room, but I’ve never felt left out of the conversation. Most men I’ve...
by Julie Austin | Aug 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
If inventors know one thing it’s how to make lemons out of lemonade. History is full of stories about inventors who have succeeded despite failure and tragedy, and inventor Martha Coston dealt with both. She married a man, Benjamin Coston, a scientist who...
by Julie Austin | Mar 6, 2017 | Inventing, Uncategorized
At a recent innovation keynote speech I gave to Fortune 500 women executives, sponsored by Cognizant Technology Solutions, we examined some of the reasons fewer than 19 percent of all patents in the world are secured by women. This isn’t patents held by a single...
by Julie Austin | Mar 10, 2016 | Inventing
In keeping with Women’s History Month, I wanted to highlight women inventors who exemplify the phrase “Necessity is the Mother of Invention”. Marie Van Brittan Brown is one of those inventors. Marie was a nurse who didn’t keep regular...
